3.
INCUBATION CENTRE FOR BIOTECH START-UPS TO BE SET UP AT CCMB, HYDERABAD

i.
An incubation centre for biotechnology start–ups is to be set up at the
CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology in Hyderabad, Telangana

ii.
It will be supported by the NITI Aayog and will create facilities and bring in
stakeholders to ensure the success of innovative ideas.

iii.
The Centre has set up the Atal Incubation Centre in the NITI Aayog to promote a
culture of innovation and entrepreneurship.

iv.
The CCMB is one of the 10 organizations identified to host the ‘Atal Incubation
Centre’. Under this, the government will release funds of Rs 10 cr in the
coming five years.

v.
The incubation centre would engage with all the stakeholders of a biotechnology
translational journey and it includes intellectual property agencies,
regulators, seed funders, business developers, successful businessmen and
research institutions.

iii.
Skoch Group is a Gurgaon based think tank dealing with socio-economic issues
with a focus on inclusive growth since 1997.

iv.
Skoch Awards are independent benchmark of best practices in India in the fields
of governance, finance, technology, banking, corporate citizenship, economics
and inclusive growth.

7. IMRAN
KHAWAJA APPOINTED AS ICC DEPUTY CHAIRMAN

i.
The International Cricket Council has appointed Imran Khawaja as its deputy
chairman.

ii.
Imran Khawaja is a Chairman of Associates counties and a veteran administrator
from Singapore. He is a senior lawyer and has been serving in the ICC Board for
several years. He had also served as a part of influential committees of the
ICC.

iii.
He was part of a 5 member ICC working team that framed ICC’s new constitution
last year. The International Cricket Council, was founded in 1909 as the
Imperial Cricket Conference. ICC is responsible for setting professional
standards of discipline for international cricket.

OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED
ON TODAY’S NEWS

Q1. UNION
MINISTER FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT, HOUSING AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION VENKAIAH NAIDU
INAUGURATED THE ‘HOMES FOR ALL’ PROPERTY SHOW IN WHICH CITY?

a) Jaipur

b) Lucknow

c) Bengaluru

d) Ahmedabad

Q2. FIRST
MEETING OF THE INDIA-RUSSIA HIGH LEVEL COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WAS
HELD IN?

a) Moscow, Russia

b) Ufa, Russia

c) Novosibirsk, Russia

d) New Delhi, India

Q3. AN INCUBATION
CENTRE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY START-UPS IS TO BE SET UP AT THE CSIR-CENTRE FOR
CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY IN?

a) Nagpur

b) Hyderabad

c) Ranchi

d) Kochi

Q4. WHICH
AMONG THE FOLLOWING BANKS HAS RECEIVED SKOCH AWARDSIN 9 DIFFERENT CATEGORIES?

a) Vijaya Bank

b) Punjab National Bank

c) Bank of Baroda

d) Syndicate Bank

Q5. TWO
KONKANI LITERARY PERSONALITIES, ________ AND ______ FROM GOA HAVE BEEN CHOSEN
FOR SAHITYA AKADEMI AWARDS?